Bulletin – Sunday, June 30, 2024 – Sixth Sunday after Pentecost

Sunday, June 30, 2024
Sixth Sunday after Pentecost

We Gather as People of Faith

Welcome

Announcements

Lighting the Christ Candle

Call to Worship

One:   The peace of Christ be with you.
All:      And also with you.

One:   Let the love of Christ be born anew in our midst.
All:      We open our hearts to God’s love and grace.

One:   Let us give thanks to God.
All:      We worship with praise and thanksgiving.

Hymn – “Jesus, Come to Our Hearts” (VU #324)

Jesus, come to our hearts like falling rain;
Come to refresh, come to renew,
Wash all our sins away.

Spirit, come to our hearts like rushing wind;
Come with your fire, come with your life,
Blow all our doubts away.

Come, God, come to our hearts like shining sun;
Come to reveal, lighten your Word,
Drive all our gloom away.

Glory be to the Lamb that once was slain;
Praise for his life, praise for his death,
Praise that he lives again.

Praises be to our God, the three in one;
Praise for the sun, praise for the wind,
Praise for the falling rain.

Prayer of Approach and Confession

God, we gather as disciples of Jesus. We gather as a community of the Way of Christ. We gather aware of the temptation to pursue privilege rather than just relations, to condemn rather than to forgive, to choose power rather than be peacemakers. God, give us new hearts to live as agents of Your love and of Your healing in the world. In Christ’s name we pray. Amen.

Words of Assurance

The good news is that nothing separates us from the love of God experienced in Jesus the Christ. God created and continues to create us as children of God, people of peace and stewards of the sacred.

Sung Response – “Spirit of Life” (VU #381)

Spirit of Life, come unto me.
Sing in my heart all the stirrings of compassion.
Blow in the wind, rise in the sea; move in the hand, giving life the shape of justice.
Roots hold me close; wings set me free;
Spirit of Life, come to me, come to me.

We Hear God’s Word

Scripture Reading:        Psalm 130

¹ Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord. ² Lord, hear my voice! Let your ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications!

³ If you, O Lord, should mark iniquities, Lord, who could stand? ⁴ But there is forgiveness with you, so that you may be revered.

⁵ I wait for the Lord; my soul waits, and in his word I hope; ⁶ my soul waits for the Lord more than those who watch for the morning, more than those who watch for the morning.

⁷ O Israel, hope in the Lord! For with the Lord there is steadfast love, and with him is great power to redeem. ⁸ It is he who will redeem Israel from all its iniquities.

Hymn – “Up from the Depths I Cry to God” (VU #852)

Up from the depths I cry to God; O listen, Lord, to me;
O hear my voice in this distress, this mire of misery.
I wait for God with all my heart, my hope is in his word;
And more than watchmen for the dawn I’m longing for you, God.

If you, my God, should measure guilt who then could ever stand?
But those who fear your name will find forgiveness from your hand.
I wait for God with all my heart, my hope is in his word;
And more than watchmen for the dawn I’m longing for you, God.

O Israel, set your hope on God whose mercy is supreme;
The nation mourning for its sin he surely will redeem.
I wait for God with all my heart, my hope is in his word;
And more than watchmen for the dawn I’m longing for you, God.

Scripture Reading:         Mark 5:21-43

²¹ When Jesus had crossed again in the boat to the other side, a great crowd gathered around him, and he was by the sea. ²² Then one of the leaders of the synagogue, named Jairus, came and, when he saw him, fell at his feet ²³ and pleaded with him repeatedly, “My little daughter is at the point of death. Come and lay your hands on her, so that she may be made well and live.” ²⁴ So he went with him.

And a large crowd followed him and pressed in on him. ²⁵ Now there was a woman who had been suffering from a flow of blood for twelve years. ²⁶ She had endured much under many physicians and had spent all that she had, and she was no better but rather grew worse. ²⁷ She had heard about Jesus and came up behind him in the crowd and touched his cloak, ²⁸ for she said, “If I but touch his cloak, I will be made well.” ²⁹ Immediately her flow of blood stopped, and she felt in her body that she was healed of her disease. ³⁰ Immediately aware that power had gone forth from him, Jesus turned about in the crowd and said, “Who touched my cloak?” ³¹ And his disciples said to him, “You see the crowd pressing in on you; how can you say, ‘Who touched me?’” ³² He looked all around to see who had done it. ³³ But the woman, knowing what had happened to her, came in fear and trembling, fell down before him, and told him the whole truth. ³⁴ He said to her, “Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace, and be healed of your disease.”

³⁵ While he was still speaking, some people came from the synagogue leader’s house to say, “Your daughter is dead. Why trouble the teacher any further?” ³⁶ But overhearing what they said, Jesus said to the synagogue leader, “Do not be afraid; only believe.” ³⁷ He allowed no one to follow him except Peter, James, and John, the brother of James. ³⁸ When they came to the synagogue leader’s house, he saw a commotion, people weeping and wailing loudly. ³⁹ When he had entered, he said to them, “Why do you make a commotion and weep? The child is not dead but sleeping.” ⁴⁰ And they laughed at him. Then he put them all outside and took the child’s father and mother and those who were with him and went in where the child was. ⁴¹ Taking her by the hand, he said to her, “Talitha koum,” which means, “Little girl, get up!” ⁴² And immediately the girl stood up and began to walk about (she was twelve years of age). At this they were overcome with amazement. ⁴³ He strictly ordered them that no one should know this and told them to give her something to eat.

Hear what the Spirit is saying to the Church
Thanks be to God!

Hymn – “Great Sorrow Prodded Jairus” (MV #132)

Great sorrow prodded Jairus to seek the Healer’s touch –
“My little girl is dying, I need your help so much.”
When Jesus stood beside her, he took the child’s limp hand,
He brought back life and laughter by saying, “child, now stand.”

Through years of pain and torment the woman yearned for peace,
While people scorned and shunned her, she prayed her pain would cease.
When Jesus felt her presence he touched her trembling hand,
“Your actions, daughter, healed you, in faith and wholeness, stand.”

Wherever people hunger for faith and hope and trust,
Where people search for wholeness, for treatment that is just—
Christ, give your healing presence, your strong and gentle hand,
Your voice to lift us upwards, by saying, “child, now stand.”

Meditation

Anthem – “Praise You”

Lord, I come to You today with a simple prayer to pray.
In ev’rything I do, let my life, oh Lord, praise You.

Praise You, praise you;
Let my life praise You.
Praise You, praise You,
Let my life, O Lord, praise You.

Lord, You formed me out of clay.
And for Your glory I was made.
Use this vessel as You choose.
Let my life, oh Lord, praise You.

Praise You, praise you;
Let my life praise You.
Praise You, praise You,
Let my life, O Lord, praise You.

We Respond to God’s Word

Invitation to Share

Offering Response – “We Give You but Your Own (VU #542)

We give you but your own, whate’er the gift may be;
All that we have is yours alone, we give it gratefully.

Offering Prayer

Prayers of the People

We Go Into God’s World

Hymn – “Spirit God, Be Our Breath” (MV #150)

Spirit God: be our breath, be our song.
Blow through us, bringing strength to move on.
Our world seems inward, defensive, withdrawn…
Spirit God, be our song.

Patient God: soothe our pride, calm our fear.
Comfort Us.
When we know you are near we grow more certain, our vision is clear.
Patient God, calm our fear.

Loving God: be our voice, be our prayer.
Reaching out, joining hands as we share,
We seek your guidance through friendship and care.
Loving God, be our prayer.

Spirit God: be our breath, be our song.
Blow through us, bringing strength to move on.
Through change, through challenge, we’ll greet the new dawn.
Spirit God, be our song.

Benediction

Response

May the grace of Christ attend us,
And the love of God surround us,
And the Holy Spirit keep us,
Now and ever, always.
Amen, amen, forever and ever.
Amen.